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But while AI could boost the efficiency and use of renewables, the technology has long been used by oil and gas companies to sift through geological data, identify underground reservoirs and streamline fossil fuel production.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

A new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests that physical activity early in life may have lasting effects on movement efficiency.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

It lifted the ban in 2022 after introducing new efficiency standards, which prompted investors to look elsewhere.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

It is impossible, in the 21st century, to identify a single overriding interest or value that ought alone to govern social life, whether freedom, virtue, equality or efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

I kept an eye on the door while Cloke, with admirable efficiency, went swiftly through the bottles.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

"We are repositioning people from other units as we get the efficiencies to this and then that will let the head count drain down," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Both are “potentially related to the ongoing artificial-intelligence buildout and efficiencies gained by its use,” said Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer of global fixed income.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Yet, just as quickly, blowback followed: generative AI flooded social media with confusing slop and copyright threats; AI efficiencies were blamed—fairly or not—for job cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Having absorbed Lawrence’s confidence that further efficiencies eventually would be achieved, Groves reduced the specification for Y-12 to five hundred tanks, or five racetracks.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik